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(Encyclopedia) minnesingerminnesingermĭnˈĭsĭngˌər [key], a medieval German knight, poet, and singer of Minne, or courtly love. Originally imitators of Provençal troubadours, minnesingers developed…Barbazan, Arnaud Guillaume, seigneur de
(Encyclopedia) Barbazan, Arnaud Guillaume, seigneur deBarbazan, Arnaud Guillaume, seigneur deärnōˈ gēyōmˈ sānyörˈ də bärbäzäNˈ [key], c.1360–1431, French general in the Hundred Years War. He was…hidalgo, in Spanish nobility
(Encyclopedia) hidalgohidalgohēdälˈgō [key] [contraction of Span. hijo de algo=son of something], term designating the lowest degree of Spanish nobility, a rank above the ordinary gentry but below…Churchill, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Churchill, town, NE Manitoba, Canada, a remote port on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Churchill River. The northern terminus of the…Davidson, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Davidson, Thomas, 1842–1900, American scholar and philosopher, b. Scotland, grad. Univ. of Aberdeen, 1860. In 1866 he went to Canada and then to the United States. On a visit to London…Arciniegas, Germán
(Encyclopedia) Arciniegas, GermánArciniegas, Germánhĕrmänˈ ärsēnyāˈgäs [key], 1900–1999, Colombian historian and diplomat. A leading Latin American intellectual, he gained prominence as a journalist…Sherbrooke, Robert Lowe, Viscount
(Encyclopedia) Sherbrooke, Robert Lowe, ViscountSherbrooke, Robert Lowe, Viscountshûrˈbr&oobreve;k [key], 1811–92, British statesman. He emigrated (1842) to Australia and achieved recognition as…Stephen Crane: Fast rode the knight
Fast rode the knight With spurs, hot and reeking, Ever waving an eager sword, "To save my lady!" Fast rode the knight, And leaped from saddle to war. Men of steel flickered and gleamed Like…Brewer's: Knight of the Order of John-William
(A). In French: “Chevalier de l'ordre de Jean Guillaume, ” a man hanged. (See John-William.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knight of the PostKnight of the…Brewer's: Knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Lawyers. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Knights of the PencilKnights of the Holy Sepulchre A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…Trending
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